During an impending storm, a person is advised to take shelter in a room situated deep inside the house having no windows or in a basement. The storm is most likely to be a
hurricane
thunderstorm
tornado
typhoon
Which of the following places is not likely to be affected by a cyclone?
Chennai
Mangaluru
Patna
Puri
Which of the following is not the name of a huge revolving storm caused by very high speed widns blowing around a central area of very low pressure?
cyclone
The instrumemnt to measure the speed of wind is called
anaeroid barometer
anemometer
wind vane
odometer
Which of the following is not a characteristic of a thunderstorm?
spark of light in atmosphere
rapidly rotating winds
loud noise
heavy rains or hail
When a storm passes over a building, it sucks up air from around the building and makes the building explode. This storm is most likely to be a
Which of the following process provides energy required to form and sustain a cyclone?
condensation of water vapour
vaporisation of water
kinetic energy of blowing wind
fast moving sea waves
High speed winds are accompanied by
low air pressure
high air pressure
zero air pressure
moderate aire pressure
During a wind -strom, when high speed winds blow over the tin roofs of houses, the tin roofs get lifted and blown away. This happen because:
a. High speed winds reduce air pressure over the tin roofs
b.High speed winds increase air pressure over the tin roofs
c.High speed winds do not change air pressure over the tin roofs
d.Higher air pressure acts from below the tin roofs
A and B
B and C
A and D
Only D
Thunderstorms develop very frequently in areas having
polar climate
typical climate
desert climate
temperate climate